Investigate alleged or suspected criminal violations of Federal, state, or local laws to determine if evidence is sufficient to recommend prosecution.

• Child Support Officer
• Identification Officer
• Police Officer III
• Special Agent

• Administer counterterrorism and counternarcotics reward programs.
• Analyze evidence in laboratories or in the field.
• Collaborate with other authorities on activities such as surveillance, transcription, and research.
• Collaborate with other offices and agencies to exchange information and coordinate activities.
• Collect and record physical information about arrested suspects, including fingerprints, height and weight measurements, and photographs.
• Compare crime scene fingerprints with those from suspects or fingerprint files to identify perpetrators, using computers.
• Determine scope, timing, and direction of investigations.
• Develop relationships with informants to obtain information related to cases.
• Examine records to locate links in chains of evidence or information.
• Identify case issues and evidence needed, based on analysis of charges, complaints, or allegations of law violations.
• Investigate organized crime, public corruption, financial crime, copyright infringement, civil rights violations, bank robbery, extortion, kidnapping, and other violations of federal or state statutes.
• Issue security clearances.
• Manage security programs designed to protect personnel, facilities, and information.
• Obtain and use search and arrest warrants.
• Obtain and verify evidence by interviewing and observing suspects and witnesses or by analyzing records.
• Perform undercover assignments and maintain surveillance, including monitoring authorized wiretaps.
• Prepare reports that detail investigation findings.
• Provide protection for individuals, such as government leaders, political candidates, and visiting foreign dignitaries.
• Record evidence and documents, using equipment such as cameras and photocopy machines.
• Search for and collect evidence, such as fingerprints, using investigative equipment.
• Serve subpoenas or other official papers.
• Testify before grand juries concerning criminal activity investigations.

• analyze existing evidence or facts
• apply appropriate physical restraint
• apprehend or arrest suspect or perpetrator of criminal act
• communicate details in protective services settings
• compile biological data for criminal investigations
• compile evidence for court actions
• compute financial data
• conduct legal searches or investigations
• conduct surveillance to obtain information for law enforcement
• confer with prosecuting attorney
• cooperate with court personnel or other law enforcement agencies
• determine if evidence is sufficient to recommend prosecution
• file documents in court
• follow law enforcement methods or procedures
• gather physical evidence
• identify fingerprints
• identify firearms or weapons
• interview crime witnesses or victims to obtain descriptive information
• investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations
• locate persons ( skip tracing )
• maintain firearms proficiency
• make decisions
• make presentations
• make public presentations on law enforcement issues
• manage detailed records or files in law enforcement setting
• operate cameras
• operate vehicles in law enforcement or security setting
• prepare reports
• reach conclusions quickly in law enforcement situations
• read maps
• recognize public safety hazards
• review facts to determine if criminal act or statue violation is involved
• serve arrest, search or seizure warrants
• serve or issue summonses or subpoenas
• testify in court for accident and criminal cases
• use arrest, search, or seizure legal statutes
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use conflict resolution techniques
• use firearms
• use interviewing procedures
• use knowledge of investigation techniques
• use oral or written communication techniques
• use surveillance techniques
• verify investigative information